Political experience:
I have experience with organizing. I protest down in Detroit and marched against
the 1 percent. I also helped with the ordinance for foreclosure properties.

Education: Associate
degree from Trenholm Technical College in industrial electricity, Bachelor's
degree from Spring Arbor University in family life education

Community service and
civic involvement: Northmoor Neighborhood Association, Park clean up and
also standing strong for and with the 99 percent.

Family: Wife, Celestina

How important is the
city government's role in economic development and what would you change about
how the city approaches development efforts?

I feel it is a very important role in the economic
development.

I don't know if I would change anything at all during this
point. The city is doing a great job with making Saginaw beautiful and using
the resources around them to help in that process.

The one thing I would like to see improve is the time and
money we spend on road repair.

What is your vision
for the future of public safety service in Saginaw, and what practical steps
would you advocate in making that vision a reality?

My vision is to keep our public service workers working. I
know balancing the budget is never easy
but we can't afford to have our public safety officials off the streets.

Public safety is one of the main ingredients to a productive
and thriving community.

I would sit down with my constituents and creatively come up
with a plan to preserve the safety of the city and the people in it by finding
other ways to save the budget.

How would you address
Saginaw's chronic budget deficits? Please identify specific areas where
expenses can be reduced and/or ideas for revenue enhancement.

I think the city needs to look at/review any contracts with
outside sources and start there by making cuts or increasing their buy in.

I think we should look at how much we pay our city manager
and the type of benefit package he or she receives.

There again this is another
area where we as a team/council will sit down and come up with the best
plan of action.

Would you support an
amendment to Saginaw's city charter to remove one or both of the caps on
property tax collection? Why or why not?

No. I think we can come up with other solutions rather than
removing the caps. The first thing we
must do is make our city safe then invest in our public education system so
that we can draw people back into the city.

Why should city
residents choose you over the other 18 candidates on the ballot?

If you are looking for someone who will speak up, speak out
and keep the people of the city in mind first I am your man.

What is the most
important issue facing Saginaw and what solution or solutions to address that
issue would you pursue, if elected?

Crime rate. Put more police on the street in high crime
areas and take back our city. By controlling this issue we can focus on
education and building a strong community.